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Renewables are often only as useful as the grid they feed
Scotland recently experienced one of its windiest days of the year with gusts reaching over 180 km/h on top of the country’s highest mountains. While they were disruptive to trains, ferries and car traffic, the winds had the capacity to…
ABB Wins $30 Million Order to Strengthen Norwegian Grid
ABB has won an order worth more than $30 million from Norway’s transmission system operator Statnett for two substations that will strengthen grid reliability and boost power supplies. The increased transmission capacity will also facilitate the integration of new renewable…
EU invests €217 million in energy infrastructure
Member States agreed on a Commission proposal to invest €217 million in key trans-European energy infrastructure projects, mainly in Central and South Eastern Europe. In total, 15 projects were selected following a call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility…
Siemens implements grid application platform EnergyIP for the first time in Japan
Working in collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric, Siemens has implemented its grid application platform EnergyIP for the first time in Japan. The system is being deployed there as part of an upcoming smart-meter rollout to act as the central platform for…
Sustainable Mobility in Croatia: The Role of Cities, Energy, and Digitalization
The electrification of transport, the integration of renewable energy sources, and the application of digital solutions are no longer distant-future issues but concrete challenges facing local communities, decision-makers, and businesses across the region today. We discussed these topics—as well as…
New Google Data Center to Use Renewable Energy and Battery Storage for Up to 100 Hours
Google plans to build a new data center in the city of Pine Island, in the U.S. state of Minnesota, which will be powered by electricity from new renewable energy sources. In addition, the project includes the installation of an…
Reliable 24/365 Solar Power Supply Becoming More Accessible
Following a significant drop in the cost of solar systems, the main barrier to their widespread adoption had long been their limitation to daylight-only energy production. However, with continued technological advancement, solar systems are becoming an increasingly stable source of…